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EP0698992B1
EP0698992B1 EP95305707A EP95305707A EP0698992B1 EP 0698992 B1 EP0698992 B1 EP 0698992B1 EP 95305707 A EP95305707 A EP 95305707A EP 95305707 A EP95305707 A EP 95305707A EP 0698992 B1 EP0698992 B1 EP 0698992B1
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Isao Kobayashi
Hidemasa Mizutani
Noriyuki Kaifu
Shinichi Takeda
Masakazu Morishita
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  • the present invention relates to an image input/output apparatus and, more particularly, to an image input/output apparatus which can attain two-dimensional image input (reading) and output (display) operations.
  • a portable image input/output apparatus As a conventional portable image input/output apparatus, a combination of an image input device such as a one-dimensional handy scanner, a one-dimensional image reader, or the like, and an image output device such as a liquid crystal display is popularly used.
  • an image input device such as a one-dimensional handy scanner, a one-dimensional image reader, or the like
  • an image output device such as a liquid crystal display
  • a user who operates a one-dimensional image input unit as an image input device must manually move the image input unit along an original, or an original must be mechanically scanned relative to the image input unit.
  • Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 4-282609 describes an input/output integrated information processing equipment, in which an image input unit having an image sensor formed on a first transparent substrate, and an image output unit having a second transparent substrate formed with TFTs and transparent driving electrodes, color filters, and a liquid crystal are integrally stacked.
  • This patent application also describes input of desired information by utilizing reflection of light at a pen tip, or using a pen having a light source in its pen tip.
  • Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 5-244346 describes an image processing apparatus in which a display device constituted by a liquid crystal display as an image output unit and a backlight is arranged on the rear surface of an image input unit comprising an amorphous silicon array two-dimensional optical sensor as reading means, and light emitted by the backlight is used in an image reading operation.
  • each of these apparatuses has a single image input/output surface, as shown in Fig. 1, an apparatus 30 must be reversed to face down and placed on an original 20 to read the original 20. Furthermore, in order to display the read image and visually observe the displayed image, the apparatus 30 must be reversed to face up, so that an image input/output surface 110 can be visually observed.
  • JP-A-1-132263 discloses an image input/output apparatus comprising a two-dimensional image input unit disposed on a first surface and a two-dimensional image output disposed on a second surface opposition to the first surface.
  • the image input/output unit also comprises an image processing circuit arranged to process image data received from the image input unit and cause image data to be displayed on the image output unit at a different scale.
  • US-A-5125046 discloses an apparatus for creating high resolution high contrast images.
  • the apparatus includes an image scanning device, an image enhancement device and a high resolution monitor.
  • EP-A-0117957 discloses an image input/output apparatus having an image input unit disposed on a first surface and an image output unit disposed on a second surface.
  • the apparatus comprises a transparent substrate, an anti-reflection film formed on the underside of the transparent substrate and a plurality of optical elements formed on the surface of the transparent substrate, each of the optical elements comprising a transistor, a capacitor and a display cell.
  • JP-A-6-152867 discloses an illumination device in which light emitted from a plurality of fluorescent lights is made incident on the side of a light guide plate of a diffusion unit. Light is then directed towards the upper layer of a diffusion plate by a guide in order to achieve uniform illumination of a transparent original on the upper surface of the diffusion plate.
  • each of the photoelectric conversion elements of the input/output apparatus comprises:
  • Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an image input/output apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention
  • Figs. 3A to 3C are perspective views showing the states of an original and the image input/output apparatus in an original reading state.
  • an image output unit 1 such as a liquid crystal display is disposed facing up in Fig. 2 on the upper surface of the apparatus, and a backlight 2 for illuminating the liquid crystal display from the back surface side is disposed on the back surface of the image output unit 1.
  • an image input unit 3 such as a two-dimensional image sensor which is constituted by forming an amorphous silicon sensor on a transparent substrate is disposed facing down in Fig. 2.
  • a reading light source 4 for illuminating an original surface via portions between adjacent ones of amorphous silicon sensor elements is disposed on the back surface of the image input unit 3.
  • Spaces are respectively formed between the image output unit 1 and the backlight 2, and between the image input unit 3 and the reading light source 4. Note that these spaces are formed to uniformly guide light beams from the respective light sources. If sufficiently uniform illumination is attained, these spaces may be omitted, or light guide members may be arranged to attain further uniform illumination, as needed.
  • the backlight 2 and the reading light source 4 are attached to a partition portion 5 extending from a housing 8 to separate the image output unit 1 side and the image input unit 3 side from each other.
  • the partition portion 5 is not always necessary.
  • the image input/output apparatus 30 has a keyboard portion 6, at which the power switch of the apparatus 30 can be turned on/off, and respective functions for the reading and display operations can be selected and executed.
  • a circuit portion 7 is arranged in the apparatus 30.
  • the circuit portion 7 includes an image processing unit, a memory, and a controller including an IC for drive-controlling the respective functions or units, which are driven by utilizing the power supply.
  • the power supply may be supplied from an external device, and a voltage adjustment circuit may be arranged as needed.
  • the apparatus 30 may be driven by not only an instruction from the keyboard portion 6 but also a command from an external apparatus such as a computer.
  • required display operations such as enlargement/reduction, movement, contrast change, color change, and reversal of a read and displayed image can be realized, and the display and reading conditions can be changed or switched.
  • a solid-state light-emitting device such as an LED, EL, or the like, a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, xenon discharge tube, or the like, or various other light sources such as a halogen lamp, may be used. These light sources are appropriately selected depending on the size and weight of the apparatus 30 and the required brightness of the light sources.
  • the backlight 2 when the backlight 2 comprises a discharge tube, and the reading light source 4 comprises an LED, the backlight 2 can receive a power supply voltage from an illumination light source having, e.g., an inverter circuit, and the reading light source 4 can receive a power supply voltage from a DC power supply.
  • an illumination light source having, e.g., an inverter circuit
  • the reading light source 4 can receive a power supply voltage from a DC power supply.
  • Fig. 3A shows a state wherein an image (characters in this case) written on an original 20 is read by the image input unit 3 having a two-dimensional image sensor on one surface (lower surface) of the image input/output apparatus 30, and at the same time, the read information is displayed on the image output unit 1 having a display on the other surface (upper surface) of the image input/output apparatus 30.
  • Fig. 3B explains the same state as that shown in Fig. 3A. As shown in Fig. 3B, the displayed contents change by moving the image input/output apparatus 30 relative to the original 20.
  • Fig. 3C shows a state wherein information read by the image input unit 3 is displayed in an enlarged scale on the image output unit 1 upon operation of, e.g., the keyboard portion 6.
  • This state corresponds to an electronic loupe (i.e., a loupe for enlarging an image not optically but electrically) state since an image on the original 20 is displayed in an enlarged scale.
  • the displayed image normally changes by moving the image input/output apparatus 30 relative to the original 20.
  • Fig. 4 is a flow chart that can be applied to the image input/output apparatus of this embodiment.
  • the image input/output apparatus 30 is placed on the original 20 to be read.
  • a power switch 8 is turned on, and a "reading" key on the keyboard portion 6 is depressed.
  • Fig. 3A shows the state at this time.
  • the position of the image input/output apparatus 30 is finely adjusted to the position of a character to be displayed in an enlarged scale.
  • Fig. 3B shows this state.
  • the position of the apparatus is adjusted to that of a letter "C".
  • Such a series of operations of Fig. 3A ⁇ Fig. 3B ⁇ Fig. 3C can be expressed by the flow of a two-dimensional image input operation (a) ⁇ image processing "enlargement” (c) ⁇ a two-dimensional image output operation (e) in the flow chart in Fig. 4.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views.
  • the power switch is turned on, the "reading" key on the keyboard portion 6 is depressed, and the position of the apparatus on the original is finely adjusted.
  • the state at this time corresponds to Fig. 3B, and the position of the image input/output apparatus is adjusted to that of the letter "C".
  • a "memory” key on the keyboard portion 6 is depressed.
  • the read image is then stored in the memory.
  • a "memory display” key on the keyboard portion 6 is depressed.
  • the image stored in the memory is displayed on the image output unit 1.
  • Fig. 5A shows the state at this time.
  • Fig. 5A shows the state at this time.
  • the "memory” key on the keyboard portion 6 is depressed again. Since the enlarged letter "C” is stored in the memory even after the power switch is turned off, it can be re-displayed after the power switch is turned on again.
  • Such a series of operations of Fig. 3A ⁇ Fig. 5A ⁇ Fig. 5B can be expressed by the flow of a two-dimensional image input operation (a) ⁇ memory (b) ⁇ image processing "enlargement” (c) ⁇ memory (d) ⁇ a two-dimensional image output operation (e) in the flow chart in Fig. 4.
  • step (c) shown in Fig. 4 The image processing "enlargement" in step (c) shown in Fig. 4 will be described below.
  • Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing the image processing "enlargement".
  • 400 ⁇ 400 pixels are two-dimensionally arranged on the image input and output units at a density of 5 ⁇ 5 pixels per 1-mm 2 square, and 400 ⁇ 400 data (i.e., DAT(1, 1) to DAT(400, 400) are stored in the memory for storing image data, as shown in Fig. 7.
  • step S5 if m is an odd number, YES is determined in step S5. Similarly, it is checked if n is an odd number (S9). If n is an even number, data is converted in accordance with a formula in step S10; if n is an odd number, data is converted in accordance with a formula in step S11.
  • the above-mentioned processing can be appropriately changed depending on the magnification or the number of pixels, and the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned processing method.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic view for explaining a two-dimensional illumination device which can be applied to this embodiment.
  • the illumination device shown in Fig. 8 comprises a light guide plate 120 such as an acrylic plate, a light source 121 such as a fluorescent lamp, and a reflection plate 140.
  • the reflection plate 140 is preferably disposed on the surface, opposite to the object to be illuminated, of the light guide plate. With this structure, the light is reflected by the reflection plate 140, and illuminates the object to be illuminated via the light guide plate 120.
  • the reflection plate 140 is not always necessary. For example, if the surface on which the light guide plate 120 is disposed (in this embodiment, the surface of the partition portion 5) sufficiently contributes to light reflection (e.g., a white surface or a high-luminance surface), the reflection plate 140 may be omitted.
  • the reflection plate 140 may be directly formed on the surface, opposite to the object to be illuminated, of the light guide plate 120.
  • the position of the light source 121 such as a fluorescent lamp is not limited to one side, as shown in Fig. 8.
  • the light source 121 may also be arranged on the opposite side, or may be arranged in correspondence with all the four sides.
  • a large number of LEDs may be arranged, or LED chips may be arranged on the surface of the light guide plate.
  • Fig. 9 is a sectional view for explaining the preferred arrangement of the light source as an embodiment of the surface light source shown in Fig. 8.
  • light sources 121 such as fluorescent lamps are disposed on two sides (or four sides) of the light guide plate 120. Reflectors 141 are arranged around the light sources 121, so that light emitted by the light sources 121 can be effectively used. Note that the image output unit 1 or the image input unit 3 as the object to be illuminated is disposed, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 9 shows an example wherein a light exit surface 160 of the light guide plate 120 has a light diffusion region 130.
  • the light diffusion region 130 may be formed in the light guide plate 120 or may be realized using another sheet.
  • the light diffusion region 130 can be formed by changing the composition of materials or using a material containing particles for diffusion or particles of a material with a different refractive index.
  • the image output unit is disposed on one surface side, and the image input unit is disposed on the opposite surface side, a desired portion of an original can be easily input.
  • Fig. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an image input/output apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • an illumination device common to the image input unit 3 and the image output unit 1 is used.
  • a light source 121 such as a fluorescent lamp and a light guide plate 120 are arranged, and light emitted by the light source 121 is guided via the light guide plate 120, as described above.
  • light emerging from one surface of the light guide plate 120 is used for the image input unit, and light emerging from the other surface of the light guide plate 120 is used for the image output unit.
  • the image input/output apparatus is placed on an original, if possible, on a blank sheet of paper where no character or the like is written, thus obtaining a brighter displayed image.
  • the dual-surface light source 121 is not limited to that of this embodiment.
  • EL or LED light sources which can attain a low-profile structure and can illuminate two surfaces, may be two-dimensionally arranged.
  • LEDs may be arranged on the two surfaces of a board or may be arranged on one surface of a transparent substrate.
  • this embodiment uses a light source common to the image input unit and the image output unit, a further size reduction can be realized. Since a common light source is used, consumption power can be saved, and the capacity of a battery and the size of a power supply circuit can be reduced, thus contributing to size reductions of the entire apparatus. If the battery capacity remains the same, size reductions of the circuit and the light source can be realized, or the apparatus can be driven for a longer period of time.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic circuit diagram of an image input unit which can be applied to the image input/output apparatus of the present invention
  • Fig. 12A is a plan view of elements constituting one pixel in the image input unit
  • Fig. 12B is a sectional view taken along a line 12B - 12B in Fig. 12A.
  • the circuit shown in Fig. 11 includes photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 each having a lower electrode G and an upper electrode D.
  • the circuit shown in Fig. 11 also includes capacitors C11 to C33, and transfer TFTs (thin film transistors) T11 to T33.
  • a reading power supply Vs and a refresh power supply Vg are connected to the G electrodes of the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 via switches SWs and SWg, respectively.
  • the switch SWs is connected to a refresh control circuit RF via an inverter, and the switch SWg is directly connected to the circuit RF. During the refresh period, the switch SWg is turned on, and during other periods, the switch SWs is turned on.
  • One pixel is constituted by a photoelectric conversion element, a capacitor, and a TFT, and the signal output of the circuit for one pixel is connected to a detection integrated circuit IC via a signal wiring line SIG.
  • a reading signal is input to an amplifier via switches M1 to M3 which are turned on/off by a signal from a shift register SR2 in the detection integrated circuit IC via control wiring lines s1 to s3, and is finally output from a terminal Vout.
  • a shift register SR1 is connected to control wiring lines g1 to g3, which are connected to the gate lines of the TFTs T11 to T13.
  • a total of nine pixels are divided into three blocks, outputs from three pixels of each block are simultaneously transferred, and these outputs are sequentially converted into the detection integrated circuit into output signals via the signal wiring lines. Then, the output signals are output.
  • the pixels are two-dimensionally arranged by arranging three pixels in one block in the horizontal direction in Fig. 11 and arranging the three blocks in turn in the vertical direction in Fig. 11.
  • Fig. 13 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.
  • the shift registers SR1 and SR2 apply Hi signals to the control wiring lines g1 to g3 and s1 to s3.
  • the transfer TFTs T11 to T33 and switches M1 to M3 are turned on and are electrically connected to each other, and the D electrodes of all the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 are set at the GND potential (since the input terminal of an integration detector Amp is designed to be the GND potential).
  • the refresh control circuit RF outputs a Hi signal to turn on the switch SWg, and the G electrodes of all the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 are set at a positive potential by the refresh power supply Vg. All the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 are set in the refresh mode, and are refreshed.
  • the refresh control circuit RF outputs a Lo signal to turn on the switch SWs, and the G electrodes of all the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 are set at a negative potential by the reading power supply Vs. All the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 are set in the photoelectric conversion mode, and at the same time, the capacitors C11 to C33 are initialized.
  • the shift registers SR1 and SR2 apply Lo signals to the control wiring lines g1 to g3 and s1 to s3.
  • the transfer TFTs T11 to T33 and the switches M1 to M3 are turned off, and the D electrodes of all the photoelectric conversion elements S11 to S33 become open in a DC manner.
  • the potentials are held by the capacitors C11 to C13.
  • the shift register SR1 applies Hi control pulses to the control wiring line g1, and signals v1 to v3 are sequentially output via the transfer TFTs T11 to T13 and the switches M1 to M3 in response to control pulses applied from the shift register SR2 to the control wiring lines s1 to s3.
  • other optical signals are output under the control of the shift registers SR1 and SR2.
  • the two-dimensional information on the original is obtained as signals v1 to v9.
  • a still image can be obtained by the above-mentioned operation. In order to obtain dynamic image information, the above-mentioned operation is repeated.
  • FIG. 12A is a plan view of a portion corresponding to the first pixel in the portion surrounded by the broken line in Fig. 11.
  • the pixel shown in Fig. 12A includes the photoelectric conversion element S11, the TFT T11, the capacitor C11, and the signal wiring line SIG.
  • the capacitor C11 and the photoelectric conversion element S11 are not independently element-isolated, and the capacitor C11 is simultaneously (integrally) formed by increasing the area of the electrode of the photoelectric conversion element S11. This structure can be realized since the photoelectric conversion element and the capacitor have the same layer structure.
  • Fig. 12B is a sectional view taken along a broken line 12B - 12B in Fig. 12A.
  • a passivation silicon nitride film SiN is formed on the upper portion of the pixel.
  • the silicon nitride film need not always have a stoichiometric composition. Also, other films such as a silicon oxide film, a silicon carbide film, and the like may be used as long as they can be used as a passivation film.
  • the structure shown in Fig. 12B includes a lower electrode 102 consisting of, e.g., Cr, an insulating layer 107 consisting of, e.g., SiN, an i-type photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer 104, an n-type hole injection prevention layer 105, and an upper electrode 106.
  • the i-type photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer 104 preferably consists of amorphous silicon containing hydrogen.
  • other semiconductor materials such as amorphous silicon containing a crystallite material, crystallite silicon, polycrystalline silicon, and the like may be used as long as they can constitute a TFT.
  • these semiconductor materials preferably contain hydrogen atoms.
  • semiconductor materials may contain halogen atoms or both hydrogen and halogen atoms.
  • the G electrodes of the photoelectric conversion elements are connected to common wiring lines, and the common wiring lines are controlled to be at the potentials of the refresh power supply Vg and the reading power supply Vs via the switches SWs and SWg, all the photoelectric conversion elements can be simultaneously switched between the refresh mode and the photoelectric conversion mode. For this reason, optical outputs can be obtained using one TFT per pixel without requiring any complicated control.
  • nine pixels are two-dimensionally disposed in a 3 x 3 matrix, and the image pickup and display operations are attained by simultaneously driving three pixels each at three time-divisional timings.
  • the present invention is not limited to this arrangement.
  • 2,000 ⁇ 2,000 pixels may be two-dimensionally disposed at a density of 5 ⁇ 5 pixels per 1-mm 2 area, thus realizing a 40 cm ⁇ 40 cm image input unit.
  • Figs. 14 and 15 show the mounting states of an image input unit having 2,000 ⁇ 2,000 pixels.
  • the number of elements surrounded by the broken line in Fig. 11 need only be increased in both the vertical and horizontal directions.
  • the number of control wiring lines is increased to 2,000 (lines g1 to g2000), and the number of signal wiring lines SIG is also increased to 2,000 (lines sigl to sig2000).
  • the shift register SR1 and the detection integrated circuit IC must have a large scale since they must perform control and processing of 2,000 lines.
  • the shift register and the integrated circuit are realized by one-chip elements, the scale of one chip becomes very large, and such an element is disadvantageous in terms of yield and cost in the manufacture.
  • the shift register SR1 one chip is formed per 100 stages, and a total of 20 shift registers (SR1-1 to SR1-20) are used.
  • the detection integrated circuit one chip is formed per 100 processing circuits, and a total of 20 integrated circuits (IC1 to IC20) are used.
  • Fig. 14 20 chips (SR1-1 to SR1-20) are mounted at the left side (L), 20 chips are mounted at the lower side (D), and 100 control wiring lines and 100 signal lines per chip are connected to each chip by wire bonding.
  • a portion surrounded by a broken line in Fig. 14 corresponds to the portion surrounded by the broken line in Fig. 11.
  • connections to an external circuit are not shown in Fig. 14.
  • the elements SWg, SWs, Vg, Vs, RF, and the like are not shown in Fig. 14.
  • Twenty outputs (Vout) are obtained from the detection integrated circuits IC1 to IC20. These outputs may be connected to a single line via a switch or the like, or the 20 outputs may be directly output and may be subjected to parallel processing.
  • Fig. 15 shows another embodiment.
  • 10 chips SR1-1 to SR1-10) are mounted at the left side (L)
  • 10 chips SR1-11 to SR1-20
  • 10 chips are mounted at the right side (R)
  • 10 chips IC1 to IC10
  • U upper side
  • IC11 to IC20 are mounted at the lower side (D).
  • 1,000 wiring lines each are distributed to the upper, lower, left, and right sides (U, D, L, R)
  • the wiring density of each side is further reduced, and the wire bonding density of each side is also reduced, thus further improving the yield.
  • the wiring lines are distributed in such a manner that lines g1, g3, g5,..., g1999 are distributed to the left side (L), and lines g2, g4, g6,..., g2000 are distributed to the right side (R). That is, the odd-numbered control lines are distributed to the left side (L), and even-numbered control lines are distributed to the right side (R). With this arrangement, since the wiring lines are extended and connected at equal intervals, the wiring lines can be prevented from being concentrated at high density, thus further improving the yield. Similarly, the odd- and even-numbered wiring lines can be similarly distributed to the upper side (U) and the lower side (D).
  • the wiring lines may be distributed in such a manner that lines g1 to g100, g201 to g300,..., g1801 to g1900 are distributed to the left side (L), and lines g101 to g200, g301 to g400,..., g1901 to g2000 are distributed to the right side (R). More specifically, continuous control lines may be distributed to each chip, and sets of continuous control lines are alternately distributed to the left and right sides (L, R). With this arrangement, one chip can be continuously controlled, and the driving timings of the apparatus can be easily determined. In addition, since the circuit need not be made complicated, IC chips with lower cost can be used. Similarly, the wiring lines can be continuously distributed in units of chips to the upper side (U) and the lower side (D), and a circuit with lower cost can be used since continuous processing can be realized.
  • chips may be mounted on the board, or a circuit board corresponding to the portion surrounded by the broken line and chips may be mounted on another large board.
  • chips may be mounted on a flexible board, and the flexible board may be adhered and connected to the circuit board corresponding to the portion surrounded by the broken line.
  • the photoelectric conversion element is not limited to the above arrangement.
  • the arrangement of the photoelectric conversion element can be appropriately modified as long as the element comprises a first electrode layer, an insulating layer for preventing migration of holes and electrons, a photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer, and a second electrode layer, and an injection prevention layer for preventing injection of holes into the photoelectric conversion layer is present between the second electrode layer and the photoelectric conversion layer.
  • the relationship between holes and electrons may be reversed.
  • the injection prevention layer may comprise a p-type layer.
  • other arrangement portions are constituted by reversing the application directions of the voltages and electric fields, the same operations as described above can be attained.
  • the photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer need only have a photoelectric conversion function of generating electron-hole pairs upon incidence of light.
  • the layer structure of the photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer is not limited to a single-layer structure but may be a multi-layered structure. Also, the characteristics of the photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer may continuously change.
  • the TFT need only comprise a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor layer which can form a channel, an ohmic contact layer, and a main electrode.
  • the ohmic contact layer may comprise a p-type layer.
  • the control voltage for the gate electrode may be inverted, and holes may be used as carriers.
  • the capacitor need only comprise a lower electrode, an intermediate layer including an insulating layer, and an upper electrode.
  • the capacitor may commonly use the electrode portions of the respective elements.
  • the entire portion of the insulating substrate need not consist of an insulating material.
  • an insulating material may be deposited on a conductor or a semiconductor.
  • the photoelectric conversion element itself has a function of storing a charge, an integral value of light information for a predetermined period of time can be obtained without arranging any special capacitor.
  • the image input/output apparatus of the present invention is not limited to one described in the above embodiment, and modifications and combinations may be made within the scope of the invention.
  • the image input/output apparatus need only comprise a two-dimensional image input unit (reading means) disposed on one surface, image processing means for processing an image input by the image input unit, and a two-dimensional image output unit (display means) disposed on the other surface as a rear surface with respect to the one surface.
  • the two-dimensional image input unit is not limited to the above-mentioned amorphous silicon image sensor which allows the manufacture of a low-cost, large-screen sensor, but may comprise a crystallite or polycrystalline silicon image sensor which allows high-speed reading, or an infrared or ultraviolet ray sensor which allows detection using infrared or ultraviolet rays as a light source.
  • the two-dimensional image output unit is not limited to the liquid crystal display which allows the manufacture of a low-cost, large-screen display, but may comprise a flat-panel CRT which allows a display with higher definition, or a plasma display which allows a brighter display.
  • This embodiment has no recording means such as a printer.
  • recording means such as a printer can be easily arranged in the image input/output apparatus of the present invention.
  • an image input/output apparatus which can realize size and cost reductions can be provided.
  • an image input/output apparatus which can read an image while confirming image information read by an image input unit or image information to be read on an original can be provided.
  • an image input/output apparatus which can display image information read by the image input unit on the image output unit in real time can be provided.
  • an image input/output apparatus which can greatly improve operability as compared to a conventional apparatus can be provided.
  • an image input/output apparatus which has an electronic loupe function of displaying a read image in an enlarged scale can be provided.
  • an image input/output apparatus of the present invention can realize size and cost reductions of the entire apparatus since a two-dimensional image input unit (reading means) is disposed on one surface and a two-dimensional image output unit (display means) is disposed on the other surface as a rear surface with respect to the one surface, and can be placed on an original with an image input surface facing down and an image output surface facing up and can display read image information on the image output surface as the upper surface in real time since the image input and output surfaces are different from each other, thus greatly improving operability.
  • the photoelectric conversion element in the image input unit of the present invention has the above-mentioned arrangement, the amount of incident light can be detected by only one injection prevention layer, processes can be easily optimized, the yield can be improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. For these reasons, a low-cost image input unit with a high S/N ratio can be provided. Since a first electrode layer, an insulating layer, and a photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer do not utilize the tunnel effect or Schottky barrier, electrode materials can be freely selected, and the thickness of the insulating layer and other control parameters have high degrees of freedom.
  • the photoelectric conversion element has good matching characteristics with a switch element such as a thin film field effect transistor (TFT) and/or a capacitor element to be simultaneously formed.
  • TFT thin film field effect transistor
  • the image input unit can have a higher S/N ratio and lower cost. Since the capacitor includes an insulating layer in its intermediate layer, and can be formed with good characteristics, a high-performance image input unit which can output the integral value of optical information obtained by a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements with a simple arrangement can be formed.

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  1. Bildeingabe-/ausgabegerät, mit:
    einer an einer ersten Fläche angeordneten zweidimensionalen Bildeingabeeinheit (3), wobei die Bildeingabeeinheit (3) in einer Matrix angeordnete photoelektrische Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) aufweist, und benachbart zu den photoelektrischen Wandlungselementen (S11-S33) angeordneten Schalteinrichtungen (T11-T33) zur Ansteuerung der photoelektrischen Wandlungselemente (S11-S33),
    einer Bildverarbeitungsschaltung (7) zur Verarbeitung eines durch die Bildeingabeeinheit (3) eingegebenen Bildes, und
    einer an einer zweiten Fläche gegenüber der ersten Fläche angeordneten zweidimensionalen Bildausgabeeinheit (1),
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
       jede der photoelektrischen Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) aufweist:
    eine erste Elektrodenschicht (102),
    eine erste Isolierschicht (107) zur Verhinderung einer Passage eines Pfades von Ladungsträgern einer ersten Leitfähigkeitsart und einer von der ersten Leitfähigkeitsart unterschiedlichen zweiten Leitfähigkeitsart,
    eine photoelektrische Wandlungshalbleiterschicht (104),
    eine zweite Elektrodenschicht (106), und
    eine Injektionsverhinderungsschicht (105) zur Verhinderung der Injektion von Ladungsträgern einer ersten Leitfähigkeitsart in die photoelektrische Wandlungshalbleiterschicht (104), wobei die gegenüber der ersten Elektrodenschicht (102) angebrachte Injektionsverhinderungsschicht (105) zwischen der zweiten Elektrodenschicht (106) und der photoelektrischen Wandlungsschicht (104) angeordnet ist, wodurch das photoelektrische Wandlungselement eingerichtet ist, eine photoelektrische Wandlungsfunktion zwischen den ersten und zweiten Elektrodenschichten (102, 106) auszuführen, wenn eine Spannung zwischen den ersten und zweiten Elektrodenschichten (102, 106) angelegt wird, und wobei das photoelektrische Wandlungselement eingerichtet ist, resultierend aus der photoelektrischen Wandlungsfunktion erzeugte Ladungsträger zu speichern.
  2. Gerät nach Anspruch 1, wobei jede der Schalteinrichtungen (T11-T33) aufweist: eine Gateelektrode (102),
    eine an der Gateelektrode (102) vorgesehene Gateisolierschicht (107),
    eine an der Isolierschicht (107) vorgesehene Halbleiterschicht (104),
    eine einen Spalt aufweisende ohmsche Kontaktschicht (105), wobei die ohmsche Kontaktschicht (105) an der Halbleiterschicht (104) vorgesehen ist, und
    eine an der ohmschen Kontaktschicht (105) vorgesehene Elektrode (106).
  3. Gerät nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Schalteinrichtungen (T11-T33) und die photoelektrischen Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) einteilig ausgebildet sind, wobei die erste Elektrodenschicht (102), die erste Isolierschicht (107), die photoelektrische Wandlungshalbleiterschicht (104), die Injektionsverhinderungsschicht (105) und die zweite Elektrodenschicht (106) der photoelektrischen Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) jeweils unter Verwendung der gleichen Schichten wie die Gateelektrode (102), die Gateisolierschicht (107), die Halbleiterschicht (104), die ohmsche Kontaktschicht (105) und die Elektrode (106) der Schalteinrichtungen (T11-T33) ausgebildet sind.
  4. Gerät nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die photoelektrischen Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) in eine Vielzahl von Blöcken geteilt sind und die Schalteinrichtungen (T11-T33) eingerichtet sind, Einheiten von Blöcken verknüpfter photoelektrischer Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) zur Erfassung optischer Signale zu betreiben, wobei die Schalteinrichtungen (T11-T33) eingerichtet sind:
    in einem Auffrischungsvorgang ein elektrisches Feld an verknüpfte photoelektrische Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) in einer Richtung anzulegen, um Ladungsträger der ersten leitenden Art von der photoelektrischen Wandlungshalbleiterschicht (104) zu der zweiten Elektrodenschicht (106) zu führen, und
    in einem photoelektrischen Wandlungsvorgang ein elektrisches Feld an verknüpfte photoelektrische Wandlungselemente (S11-S33) anzulegen, um zu bewirken, dass als Reaktion auf einen Lichteinfall an der photoelektrischen Wandlungsschicht (104) erzeugte Ladungsträger der ersten Leitfähigkeitsart in der photoelektrischen Wandlungsschicht (104) bleiben, und um Ladungsträger der zweiten Leitfähigkeitsart zu der zweiten Elektrodenschicht (106) zu führen, und in der photoelektrischen Wandlungshalbleiterschicht (104) gespeicherte Ladungsträger der ersten Leitfähigkeitsart oder zu der zweiten Elektrodenschicht (106) geführte Ladungsträger der zweiten Leitfähigkeitsart als ein optisches Signal zu erfassen.
  5. Gerät nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, ferner mit einer Speichereinrichtung zur Speicherung eines durch die Bildeingabeeinheit (3) eingegebenen Bildes oder einer Speichereinrichtung zur Speicherung eines durch die Bildverarbeitungsschaltung (7) verarbeiteten Bildes.
  6. Gerät nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, ferner mit einer Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (2, 4; 120, 121, 140) zur Beleuchtung der Bildeingabeeinheit (3) und der Bildausgabeeinheit (1).
  7. Gerät nach Anspruch 6, wobei eine gemeinsame Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (120, 121, 140) zur Beleuchtung sowohl der Bildeingabeeinheit (3) als auch der Bildausgabeeinheit (1) eingerichtet ist.
  8. Gerät nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (2, 4) eine erste (2) und eine zweite (4) Beleuchtungsvorrichtung aufweist, wobei die erste Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (2) zur Beleuchtung der Bildausgabeeinheit (1) eingerichtet ist und die zweite Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (4) zur Beleuchtung der Bildeingabeeinheit (3) eingerichtet ist.
  9. Gerät nach einem der Ansprüche 6, 7 oder 8, wobei die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (2, 4; 120, 121, 140) eine Lichtquelle (121) und ein Lichtführungselement (120) aufweist.
  10. Gerät nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung ferner ein Diffusionselement (130) zur Diffusion von aus der Lichtquelle (121) ausgestrahltem Licht aufweist.
  11. Gerät nach Anspruch 10, wobei das Diffusionselement (130) einen Diffusionsbereich des Führungselements (120) darstellt.
  12. Gerät nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bildverarbeitungsschaltung (7) zur Durchführung einer Funktion für eine Vergrösserung von Bilddaten eingerichtet ist.
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